Public Trustee v Merry - [1934] NZLR 934

Landlord and Tenant — Trustee — War Legislation — Interpretation — "Dwelling-house" — "Dwellinghouse used as such" — Powers of Landlord to raise Rent — Agreed Rent — Standard Rent — Whether Trustee negligent after Refusal of Beneficiary to take over Estate from him — Beneficiary estopped by Conduct from disputing Adequacy of Rents received — Duty of Trustee to obtain Best Available Rents during his Trusteeship — Liability for Difference — Negligence of Trustee to collect Moneys due to Estate — Liability to pay Interest — Trust for Accumulation — Liability to pay Compound Interest on Amount not in hand but which the Trustee ought to have collected — War Legislation Amendment Act, 1916, ss 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 — War Legislation Act, 1917, s 20 — Housing Amendment Act, 1920, s 17.